Archdeacon of Cork
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| Province of Dublin | |
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| Church | Church of Ireland |
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Dublin |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin |
| Dioceses | 5 |
The Archdeacon of Cork was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[1] The Archdeacon was responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy [2] within the Diocese.[3]
The archdeaconry can trace its history back to Patrick M'Carthy who held the office in 1157.[4]
Many of them went on to higher office:
- Henry de Thrapston
- William Steere
- Michael Boyle
- John Whetham
- Mervyn Archdall
- William Edward Flewett
- Robert Thomas Hearn
- Hedley Webster
- Michael Hugh Gunton Mayes
The office has now been replaced by the post of Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
References
[edit]- ^ Diocesan web site
- ^ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
- ^ "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Maziere Brady,W: London, Longmans, 1864
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. pp250-254 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
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